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From: lairdkb@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Jeff Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Corel Draw! (was Re: OS/2 Apps)
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Date: 14 Feb 91 22:37:25 GMT
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Reply-To: lairdkb@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Kyler Laird)
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Someone asked about Corel Draw!.  I've got it.  I'm currently running OS/2 1.3
only on my laptop (386SX-16, 4MB RAM, 40MB HD) so extrapolate for your 486-50.

I love being able to have Ventura and Draw! up at the same time.  However,
they don't seem to be using threads well - I often get stuck waiting.  I haven't
done anything original with Draw! yet - I've just been playing with the sample
.CDR files.

I'm new to drawing programs so I'm easily impressed with the ability to
manipulate items instead of just pixels.  Draw! _seems_ to be rich in tools for
object manipulation.

I don't have a color screen, so I'm still curious about the color capabilities.

TRACE and WFN BOSS (typeface conversion) only run "in the DOS box under either
Windows 2.1 or 3.0."  ?????  Go figure.  I think/hope that means the compat.
box for us.

(That line was from the Tech. Ref. - Rel. 1.0 for OS/2.)

Most of the docs are for the Windows version.  They could have done a much
better job porting.

If anyone has specific questions, fire away!

--kyler